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2008 -2009 Units of Study

Nature of Science, Environmental Issues, Populations and Ecosystems, Diversity and Adaptations,

Cells and Heredity, Greeks and Latin Root words

Current Unit of Study: Cells / Heredity

Essential Questions

Key Understandings

KNOW (termonology)...

UNDERSTAND that...

DO...

In Class / Homework Assignments

Week of April 6 :

Monday : Collect homework assignment "Is It Made Of Cells"

Start notes on Cell Organelles - Compare functioning parts of the cell to the functioning parts of a city

Tuesday : Finish taking Notes on cell organelles..

Wednesday : Start taking notes on "Characteristics of Life" .

Thursday : Collect Homework : "Cell City Introduction"

Practice Fishing

Friday : EARLY RELEASE DAY !!!

Collect Field Trip Permission forms.

Finish taking notes on the Characteristics of Life

Assigned date

REMINDER :

FOREST PARK FIELD TRIP

Click to download Forest Park Permission Slip

WHEN : Monday April 13

WHAT DO I BRING ? :

1. Parent Permission Slip ( signed and to Mr. Prosch by Friday April 10 )

2. Closed toe shoes with a back or backstrap (tennis shoes prefered, please !!! It is important not to be able to slide out of the shoes)

3. Your Sack Lunch....gotta eat !

4. Rain coat / umbrella if the weather says rainy... or, sunscreen / hat if the weather says sunny

Homework : "Cell City Introduction"

PARENT PERMISSION FORM FOR FIELD TRIP DUE TOMORROW !!!

Due date

Thursday April 9

In Class / Homework Assignments

Week of April 13th :

Monday :

FOREST PARK FIELD TRIP

WHEN : Monday April 13

WHAT DO I BRING ? :

1. Parent Permission Slip ( signed and to Mr. Prosch by Friday April 10 )

2. Closed toe shoes with a back or backstrap (tennis shoes prefered, please !!! It is important not to be able to slide out of the shoes)

3. Your Sack Lunch....gotta eat !

4. Rain coat / umbrella if the weather says rainy... or, sunscreen / hat if the weather says sunny

Tuesday - Friday :

1. Characteristics of Life

2. Classification

QUIZ :Friday April 24

1. Cell Theory (3 parts) : page 20

2. Cell parts and their jobs : Pgs 24 - 30

3. Characteristics of Life (notes in class)

THERE ARE 6 WORKSHEETS YOU CAN USE TO PREPARE FOR THE QUIZ

Assigned date

Click here for FOREST PARK PERMISSION SLIP

Wednesday / Thursday (blockdays) In class work

"Classification Of Living Things" : Questions from pages 16-24 of the Bacteria to Plants textbook.

Due date

Due Tuesday April 21

In Class / Homework assignment

Week oF APRIL 20

Monday :QUIZ :THIS Friday

Tuesday :

Wednesday / Thursday : Block Days

QUIZ :Friday April 24

1. Cell Theory (3 parts) : page 20

2. Cell parts and their jobs : Pgs 24 - 30

3. Characteristics of Life (notes in class)

THERE ARE 6 WORKSHEETS YOU CAN USE TO PREPARE FOR THE QUIZ

Friday :

Assigned date

Due date

In Class / Homework assignment

Week of

Monday :

Tuesday :

Wednesday / Thursday : Block Days

Friday :

Assigned date

Due date

In Class / Homework assignment

Week of

Assigned date

Due date

In Class / Homework assignment

Week of January 12 :

OWL PELLETS DID NOT COME IN THIS WEEK. OWL PELLET DISSECTION WILL OCCUR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 26.

Thus, finished up our study of animal / human interactions, and we started our work on Biomes.

BLOCK DAY - Wednesday / Thursday:

1. Group research on Biomes. In class work. This will take several days.

Assigned date

No homework.. In class research on biomes.

Due date

In Class / Homework assignment

Week of January 19 :

Tuesday - Friday:

1. Biome research and note taking

2. In class "quiz" over major ideas of the 9 biomes.

In Class / Homework assignment

Week of January 26 :

Monday:

1. Gather materials for quiz on food web/chains ; biomes. QUIZ : Food Webs / Energy Transfers and Biomes will be on Monday Feb. 2nd

Tuesday - Friday:

1. Owl Pellet Dissection / discussion.

In Class / Homework assignment

Week of February 2 :

Monday - Thursday

1. Owl Pellet Dissection / discussion.

Friday & Monday (Feb 12):

1. Gather materials for quiz on food web/chains ; biomes. QUIZ : Food Webs / Energy Transfers, and Owl Pellet Dissection will be on Thurssay Feb. 12th

wednesday / thursday ( Feb. 4 - 5 ).

Homework : Bomes Reviews ( use notes you took in class AND your textbook pages 58 - 66 )

Homework : Owl Pellet Lab Report paper

friday ( Feb. 6 ).

monday ( Feb. 9 ).